2017-2018 Special events

Waiting in Tobolsk

Written by Norman AllenDirected by Taylon Black

Performances: July 14 &15 at 7:30pm, and July 15 & 16 at 2:00pm

Synopsis: ​"After their father, Nicholas II, abdicates the Russian throne and their family is shipped to the remote town of Tobolsk, the daughters of the Last Tsar face an uncertain future. Eldest daughter Olga strikes up a friendship with one of her Bolshevik guards, seeking the truth that her parents have always avoided -- and finding a glimmer of romance in the midst of an impossible situation. Rising to the challenges that face them, the daughters and their brother hold their family together in its final days." (from Playscripts, Inc.)

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A Streetcar named desire

Written by Tennessee WilliamsDirected by Velvia Keithley

Auditions: July 17 & 18 at 6:00pmPerformances: September 8, 9, 15, & 16 at 7:30pm, and September 10 & 17 at 2:00pm

Synopsis: ​"The play reveals to the very depths the character of Blanche du Bois, a woman whose life has been undermined by her romantic illusions, which lead her to reject—so far as possible—the realities of life with which she is faced and which she consistently ignores. The pressure brought to bear upon her by her sister, with whom she goes to live in New Orleans, intensified by the earthy and extremely "normal" young husband of the latter, leads to a revelation of her tragic self-delusion and, in the end, to madness.This celebrated play had a long and successful run on Broadway and the road. A tragic and effective drama which ranks as one of the greatest in our theatre." (from Dramatists Play Service)

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The Lone star love potion

Written by Michael ParkerDirected by Karen Miller

​​Auditions: September 19 & 19 at 6:00pmPerformances: November 10, 11, 17, & 18 at 7:30pm, and November 12 & 19 at 2:00pm

Synopsis: ​"Mr. Stancliffe, the owner of a vast fortune, and a two hundred thousand acre Texas ranch has died. His long time butler, Jarvis, and the maid, Melody, along with Mr. Stancliffe’s niece and only living relative Patrice, are there for the reading of the will by the family lawyer, Mr. Oakfield. Strangely, a Miss Tammy-Jo Harper, from the neighboring ranch, has also been invited! As expected, Patrice inherits the estate, with one clause, Jarvis may live out his life on the ranch, and Patrice may not sell it without Jarvis’s permission. After the presentation of the will, a Mary Lou Winston unexpectedly arrives. She is a dowdy ornithologist, (or is she?), who is doing research for her masters on woodpecker preservation. She requests to spend the night at the ranch, as her campsite has been rained out. Jarvis, has one other surprise for Patrice.

Acting on instructions from Mr. Stancliffe, he produces from the safe a formula, and a sample of what appears to be a love potion. Mr. Stancliffe wills 25% of the shares to Patrice, 25% to Michael, and 50% to Jarvis. But this is a love potion with a difference. Made from the bark of the Brazilian walnut tree from "Amazonia," it does not affect the person who drinks it. Rather, this powerful aphrodisiac causes them to give off an almost imperceptible odor, which affects the vomeronasal organ of the opposite sex, with devastating effect.

Can it really work? It has the potential to be worth billions. Before long everyone is testing it with hilarious results. The audience, at first convinced that it works, is then persuaded it doesn’t, and is finally left in doubt about both theories. Through all of this confusion, Michael and Patrice connive to acquire the rights to the love potion from Jarvis, by trading his shares for the forty million dollar ranch." (from Samuel French)

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True west

Written by Sam ShepardDirected by Dominic Orozco

​​Auditions: November 27 & 28 at 6:00pmPerformances: February 2, 3 ,9, & 10 at 7:30pm, and November 4 & 11 at 2:00pm

Synopsis: ​"This American classic explores alternatives that might spring from the demented terrain of the California landscape. Sons of a desert-dwelling alcoholic and a suburban wanderer clash over a film script. Austin, the achiever, is working on a script he has sold to producer Sal Kimmer when Lee, a demented petty thief, drops in. He pitches his own idea for a movie to Kimmer, who then wants Austin to junk his bleak, modern love story and write Lee's trashy Western tale." (from Samuel French)

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The Cover of Life

Written by R.T. RobinsonDirected by Joshua Moore

​​Auditions: February 12 & 13 at 6:00pmPerformances: April 13, 14, 20, & 21 at 7:30pm, and April 15 & 22 at 2:00pm

Synopsis: ​"Tood, Weetsie, and Sybill are brides in rural Louisiana in 1943. Each married a Cliffert brother. The men are off to war and a local news story about these young wives keeping the home fires burning intrigues Henry Luce. He decides that they belong on the cover of Life Magazine and assigns Kate Miller to the story. She has been covering the war in Europe and, though she views doing a "women's piece" as a career set-back, she accepts because it will be her first cover story. Kate spends a week with the Cliffert women and her haughty urban attitude gives way to sympathy as she begins to understand them while coming face-to-face with her own powerlessness in a man's world. Filled with charm and fun, The Cover of Life is a deeply affecting story about the struggle for self worth." (from Samuel French)

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